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The betting thread - who ya got?

  • reclegend22
    Iliketurtles;1566687 wrote:I think Duke comes out and just takes control of the game. I think the final score is something like 80-60.

    I probably should have taken Cuse... but I just have a feeling BC keeps it close at home.

    Also just heard that Kane is expected to play tonight fuck my Kansas pick now.
    This Duke team is just not going to beat anybody but a directional school by more than 10. Stupidly, I fell for that same trap tonight and took Duke -6, believing they had some heart and would want revenge. Last time I give them the benefit of the doubt with my money. Not this year's Duke team. They'll be lucky to make the tournament and if they do their reward will be getting humiliated on national TV.

    Even the 2006-07 season, when Duke went 22-11, lost 4 games in a row in the ACC at one point, and DeMarcus Nelson was the team's top scorer, wasn't this maddening to watch. And this squad has Jabari Parker and Rodney Hood. They are not good.
  • ohiobucks1
    I hate duke (can't even cover...slums)

    Have $20 on Kansas +2 though... come on Jayhawks
  • reclegend22
    Right now I have Iowa State -2 as a single bet and also parlayed it with Syracuse -9. Don't think the Orange are going to cover at BC, though. I was really worried that Olivier Hanlan and Ryan Anderson would go off, and it appears as if they had. It's tough playing on the road when you're at the top. It just is.
  • Iliketurtles
    reclegend22;1566835 wrote:This Duke team is just not going to beat anybody but a directional school by more than 10. Stupidly, I fell for that same trap tonight and took Duke -6, believing they had some heart and would want revenge. Last time I give them the benefit of the doubt with my money. Not this year's Duke team. They'll be lucky to make the tournament and if they do their reward will be getting humiliated on national TV.

    Even the 2006-07 season, when Duke went 22-11, lost 4 games in a row in the ACC at one point, and DeMarcus Nelson was the team's top scorer, wasn't this maddening to watch. And this squad has Jabari Parker and Rodney Hood. They are not good.
    Yeah I agree. It's really hard to watch this team even with the offensive weapons they have. I just really felt like after losing 2 straight on the road they would come out hungry at home. At least they got the win and covered the over... Just need BC and Kansas to pull out these games and I'll end up with a profit(a very small one) for the night haha.
  • reclegend22
    Iliketurtles;1566858 wrote:Yeah I agree. It's really hard to watch this team even with the offensive weapons they have. I just really felt like after losing 2 straight on the road they would come out hungry at home. At least they got the win and covered the over... Just need BC and Kansas to pull out these games and I'll end up with a profit(a very small one) for the night haha.
    Haha funny that we picked the exact opposite on our bets for those two games. May the best man win. I might as well start gift-wrapping it for you because nothing has gone my way today.

    I will need Iowa State to start banging home some triples. KU is too good for them.
  • Iliketurtles
    reclegend22;1566863 wrote:Haha funny that we picked the exact opposite on our bets for those two games. May the best man win. I might as well start gift-wrapping it for you because nothing has gone my way today.

    I will need Iowa State to start banging home some triples. KU is too good for them.
    Lol well I just need to make up for my stupid Tennessee State bet. I don't know why but I pick some obscure game(did 2 today) and I think I'm like 2-15 in betting them haha. Really should have bet on Texas +220 as I had a feeling they were going to win o well got the cover from that game.

    Just think yesterday I lost big on Zona and UCLA and you got the win on those 2... now I guess tonight its my turn haha.
  • reclegend22
    Lol, yeah.
  • Iliketurtles
    Well BC kept it close for a while then the foul fest began and they couldn't make shots to keep up with the FT's Cuse was making.... if Kansas can pull out this win I'll only be down 85 cents on the night lol.
  • Laley23
    Laley23;1566645 wrote:CBK Tonight:

    Virginia
    Syracuse
    Youngstown St.
    UL-Lafayette
    Well, I took home about 58$ on that. Time to go lose it all betting tennis, since Im not tired and once KU-ISU is over, I have nothing else to watch lol.
  • ohiobucks1
    Laley23;1566908 wrote:Well, I took home about 58$ on that. Time to go lose it all betting tennis, since Im not tired and once KU-ISU is over, I have nothing else to watch lol.

    Was that a parlay? How much.
  • reclegend22
    What are you betting on tennis, Laley? I will be watching as well.
  • Laley23
    reclegend22;1566912 wrote:What are you betting on tennis, Laley? I will be watching as well.
    Havent looked yet. But my guess is Ryan Harrison (USA) wont be expected to take a set from the 25 seed Gael Monfils (France). Ill probably bet that. Other than that, I gotta look at the schedule.
  • Laley23
    ohiobucks1;1566910 wrote:Was that a parlay? How much.
    No, 20$ on each. I went 3-0 with YSU being a push, so 3-0-1.
  • Laley23
    Just looked, and Donald Young vs Robin Haase, is Young +2. But O/U is 40. I dont know what to make of this lol.

    The line suggests that Young will lose 3-0 (set wise) but the O/U suggests it will have 40 total games...which is impossible unless it goes 4 sets, and then Young wins the line.

    Either way, Ill take Young to get a set tonight.
  • reclegend22
    Laley23;1566916 wrote:Havent looked yet. But my guess is Ryan Harrison (USA) wont be expected to take a set from the 25 seed Gael Monfils (France). Ill probably bet that. Other than that, I gotta look at the schedule.
    Ah. I will probably pass on betting it and just enjoy watching it since I am not as familiar with most of the players on slate tonight.
  • Laley23
    And just realized the internet does tennis different than Vegas. The +2 was on games, not sets. Vegas does O/U on total games, but they do a line bet on sets.

    appears most places online do only total games, both O/U and for the line.
  • reclegend22
    Laley23;1566922 wrote:Just looked, and Donald Young vs Robin Haase, is Young +2. But O/U is 40. I dont know what to make of this lol.

    The line suggests that Young will lose 3-0 (set wise) but the O/U suggests it will have 40 total games...which is impossible unless it goes 4 sets, and then Young wins the line.

    Either way, Ill take Young to get a set tonight.
    Haha, good luck.

    The Australian Open is probably my favorite of all the slams because of the middle-of-the-night games. Love them. Might bet later on in the tournament.
  • Laley23
    reclegend22;1566926 wrote:Ah. I will probably pass on betting it and just enjoy watching it since I am not as familiar with most of the players on slate tonight.
    We will see how I do, ended up making a lot of picks for less money (mostly, cause I didnt know what would be on TV and I wanted a rooting interest lol

    Donald Young +2 (thought it was sets...oh well, still like the bet)
    Donald Young/Robin Haase O 40
    Ryan Harrison ML (my upset, homer pick)
    J.M. Del Potro/Rhyne Williams U 28
    Ryan Harrison +7
    Ryan Harrison/Gael Monfils O 36
    Jack Sock +3.5
    Go Soeda/Andy Murray U 28

    Parlay:
    J.M Del Potro/Rhyne Williams U 28
    Bernard Tomic/Rafael Nadal O 31
    Ryan Harrison +7
    Go Soeda/Andy Murray U 28
  • Laley23
    reclegend22;1566928 wrote:Haha, good luck.

    The Australian Open is probably my favorite of all the slams because of the middle-of-the-night games. Love them. Might bet later on in the tournament.
    I can still stay up, but the mornings arent as fun lol. It was by far my favorite in HS and College. Now, that luster has worn off quite a bit, though I still love having it on when I lay in bed at night.
  • reclegend22
    Laley23;1566931 wrote:I can still stay up, but the mornings arent as fun lol. It was by far my favorite in HS and College. Now, that luster has worn off quite a bit, though I still love having it on when I lay in bed at night.
    I'm about as close to an insomniac as possible without officially being one so it doesn't really bother me a great deal since I am up deep into many nights doing random stuff anyway. I probably sleep 4.5 to 5 hours tops on average. During events like this, if there are players I want to watch, I'll just stay up and sleep more a different day lol. Work definitely sucks in the morning, but if I'm really in dire need there are always pick-me-ups available lol.

    Didn't realize that Lleyton Hewitt and Rafael Nadal each had matches tonight until turning it on a little bit ago. Nice. I have bet on tennis only very little, so I should probably just protect my money from myself. Ha.
  • Laley23
    And I have Donald Young almost wrapped up on the O (40 was a minimum at that point) and the line bet (he was up 6-7, 7-6, 6-2 1-0 and got 2 games). Then Haase retires and voids all bets. Fuck that shit.
  • ohiobucks1
    lol
  • Iliketurtles
    Laley23;1566953 wrote:And I have Donald Young almost wrapped up on the O (40 was a minimum at that point) and the line bet (he was up 6-7, 7-6, 6-2 1-0 and got 2 games). Then Haase retires and voids all bets. Fuck that shit.
    That fucking sucks man. Sadly for me as I've gotten older I just can't stay up and watch anymore or else I would have done some betting as well.
  • reclegend22
    Anyone else view Wisconsin -4 as the most dangerous trap of the day? Coming off the Hoosiers blowout loss at home to Michigan State, it feels like Vegas is dangling that line in front of you with a stick. Here, take this one. Lol.

    Want to take Arkansas in Bud Walton, at basically a pick (-1), but that game should go right to the final second.
  • ohiobucks1
    I went big on Kentucky (even) to win. Lets go Cats! Get me some luck @goonx19